Karate Chords
by Brad Paisley
Karate by Brad Paisley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Cadd9, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(Intro)
G - (Cadd9 - G 2x)
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
e|---------3--|------------3----------3--------------3---------3---------| |
B|---------3--|------------3----------3--------------3---------3---------| |
G|---------0--|----------0------------0------------0-----------0---------| | 2x
D|---------0--|--------0--------------0----------0-------------0---------| |
A|---------2--|--0h2h3----------------2----0h2h3---------------2---------| |
E|--2h3-3--3--|----------------2h3-3--3-----------------2h3-3--3---------| |
(Verse)
G Cadd9 G
She doesn't dare go in the place
G
With those bruises on her face
D
So she goes through the drive-thru
G Cadd9 G
And keeps her sunglasses on
G Cadd9 G
She didn't know when she married that man
G
She'd get to know him like the back of his hand
D G
But now she's had enough, and the battle lines are drawn
Cadd9
He's in a bar chasing Cuervo with Tecate
G
He doesn't know she's been taking karate
Cadd9
The way she figures it about July
G D G
She'll finally have the belt to match her eye
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
(Verse)
G Cadd9 G
She's on a mission as the months pass
G
Five days a week and never misses a class
D G
And now she's up to breaking boards and concrete blocks
Cadd9
He's in a bar chasing Cuervo with Tecate
G
He doesn't know she's been taking karate
Cadd9
Now here it is just about July
G D G
She's gonna get that belt to match her eye
(Bridge)
Em D
He stumbled through the door tonight
Cadd9 G
And started treating her rough
Em D
Well, she took one look at him and her training kicked in
C D
And she'd finally had enough
(G)
He threw a punch, she spun around
Grabbed his arm and put him on the ground
Cadd9 G
Grabbed a cuttin' board on his way down and she kicked it in half
G
His knees hit the floor, his chin hit a chair
Knocked out his tooth and it flew through the air
Grabbed his head by the back of his hair and slammed him into the fridge
She landed a left, a right and then a left
She landed a roundhouse right in his chest and a scissor punch upside his head
Broke his nose, swept a leg, he started to fall
And on his way down, she took a bow, and the lights went out
Cadd9
He's on the floor like he went a round with Rocky
G
He didn't know she'd been taking karate
Cadd9
A hundred bucks says tomorrow night
G D G
She's got a brand new belt that's gonna match his eye
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G (2x)
G Cadd9 G
He doesn't dare go in the place
G
With those bruises on his face
D
So he goes through the drive-thru
G
With his sunglasses on
(Outro) Cadd9 - G